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{{Short description|Subdivision in Bihar,India}}

'''Naugachhia subdivision''' is an administrative subdivision out of three subdivisions of [[Bhagalpur district]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It comprises 7 [[Community development block|Blocks]] of [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]] .The headquarter of the subdivision is in [[Naugachhia|Naugachhia Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative Setup {{!}} Bhagalpur {{!}} India |url=https://bhagalpur.nic.in/administrative-setup/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} Bhagalpur {{!}} India |url=https://bhagalpur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
Initially Bhagalpur district was created in 1765 and was the second oldest district of Bihar. In the year 1954, the entire area north of the Ganges, with the exception of Bihpur, Naugachhia and Gopalpur Police Stations was constituted into the new Saharsa district followed by Banka in 1991. As presently constituted, contains three subdivisions, viz., Bhagalpur Sadar, Naugachhia and Kahalgaon consisting of 16 Community Development Block-cum-Anchals. Naugachhia subdivisions thus constitute the entire north of Bhagalpur constituting the [[Bihpur]] and [[Gopalpur (community development block)|Gopalpur Vidhansabha]]. Sometimes Naugachhia subdivision is referred as '''North Bhagalpur'''. This part makes Bhagalpur, the only district in Bihar to have its territory in both side of Ganges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Bhagalpur {{!}} India |url=https://bhagalpur.nic.in/history/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The word "Naugachhia" is derived from [[Angika|Angika Language]] . It consists of Nau and Gachhia, Nau means Nine, Gachhia means Tree. Naugachhia means Land of Nine trees.

== Geography ==
Naugachhia Subdivision possess a great geographical location surrounded by [[Kosi River|Kosi]] in the north and [[Ganges]] in the south. Naugachhia is located at approximately 25.3°N latitude and 87.8°E longitude.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naugachhia Subdivision Location |url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/lat_long/bihar/naugachhia.html }}</ref> It is located 141 ft above sea level. The area is very prone to floods .The total area of Naugachhia subdivision is 878 km2.

== Economy ==
The economy of the subdivision is primarily agrarian, with agriculture being the main occupation of the majority of its population. The fertile land along the banks of the Ganges river supports the cultivation of various crops, including rice, wheat, sugarcane, and pulses.There have been new industries like Ethanol Industry introduced in the subdivision to fight against the growing unemployment. In February 2022, the state industries minister of Bihar, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, laid the foundation for a 95 crore rupee ethanol production unit in Naugachhia, Bhagalpur.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-19 |title=Min lays stone for ₹95 crore ethanol unit in Naugachhia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/min-lays-stone-for-95-crore-ethanol-unit-in-naugachhia/articleshow/89674937.cms |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Bhagalpur: नवगछिया के केले की बिहार-यूपी समेत कई राज्‍यों में धूम, नेपाल के लोग भी दीवाने |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/bhagalpur-naugachia-banana-demand-increasing-in-uttar-pradesh-west-bengal-jharkhand-and-nepal-due-to-taste-nodark-4656611.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref>

== Blocks in Naugachhia ==

* [[Naugachhia (community development block)|Naugachhia (Block)]]
* [[Gopalpur (community development block)|Gopalpur]]
* [[Rangrachowk]]
* [[Ismailpur (community development block)|Ismailpur]]
* [[Bihpur]]
* Narayanpur
* Kharik

== Area ==
The total area of Naugachhia subdivision is 878 km2.

== Demographics ==

=== Population Distribution ===
Naugachhia Subdivision is home to 746,089 people, with a notable mix of urban and rural inhabitants. Urban centers within the subdivision like Naugachhia town, the only town present in the subdivision, contribute significantly to its population, while the rural hinterlands maintain the demographic presence. About 93.4% of Naugachhia Subdivision's population lies in the rural area and only 6.6% of the population lie in the urban area.

=== Ethnic Composition ===
The demographic makeup of Naugachhia Subdivision is characterized by a mosaic of ethnicities, castes, and communities.Prominent castes here are [[Gangota]] followed by [[Yadav]], [[Koeri|Koiri]],[[Brahmin]],[[Rajput]] ,[[Paswan]] and [[Bhumihar]].All of the people belong to [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indo-Aryan group]].

=== Gender and Sex ratio ===
Males constitute about 3,97,991 whereas females constitute about 3,48,098.The sex ratio is 875 which is lower than the national average.

=== Language ===
[[Angika]] is the [[First language|primary language]] in Naugachhia subdivision. [[Hindi]] is the official language and [[Urdu]] is the additional official language.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Masica |first=Colin P. |title=Indo-Aryan Languages |date=1993 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-29944-2 |edition=New |series=Cambridge Language Surveys |location=Cambridge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Language by mother tongue in Bihar". |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]]}}</ref>

=== Religion <ref>{{Cite journal |title=Religion in Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |journal=[[Census of India]]}}</ref> ===

==== By Percentage ====
{{bar box|title=Religion in Naugachhia Subdivision(2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|88.6}}
{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]|green|11.2}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.2}}}}

Hinduism is the majority religion in Naugachhia Subdivision with 88.6% of the total population.It is followed by Islam with 11.2% followers.Other religions constititute about 0.2% following it including [[Jainism]] and [[Christianity]].

==== By Numbers ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Religion
!Adherents
|-
|[[Hinduism]]
|6,60,771
|-
|[[Islam]]
|83,586
|-
|Others
|1,705
|}

==== By C.D. Block<ref>{{Cite web |title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} Bhagalpur {{!}} India |url=https://bhagalpur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''CD block'''
|[[Hinduism]]
|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]
|Others
|-
|[[Naugachhia (community development block)|Naugachhia]]
|89.75%
|10.05%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Gopalpur (community development block)|Gopalpur]]
|93.75%
|6.25%
|0.10%
|-
|[[Ismailpur (community development block)|Ismailpur]]
|96.23%
|3.5%
|0.43%
|-
|[[Bihpur]]
|81.66%
|17.98%
|0.35%
|-
|[[Rangrachowk]]
|89.64%
|9.91%
|0.45%
|-
|Kharik
|87.26%
|12.57%
|0.17%
|-
|Narayanpur
|88.16%
|11.69%
|0.13%
|}

=== Distribution in the District ===
About 24.6% population of Bhagalpur District lives in Naugachhia Subdivision and about 34.2% of the total area of district lies in Naugachhia Subdivision.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Subdivisions in Bhagalpur district]]
[[Category:Subdivisions in Bhagalpur division]]
[[Category:Bhagalpur division]]

Draft:Naugachhia subdivision - Revision history